Shotstack
Video rendering by the minute, bought in one go with nothing renewing.
What it is
Renders video from a JSON description of the edit. The pay-as-you-go route is a single purchase at thirty cents a minute with no recurring fee; a subscription exists beside it and is cheaper per minute, but nothing pushes you onto it.
What it costs
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Pay as you go | $0.30 per minute, $75 minimum purchase |
| Credit validity | One year |
| Free to start | 10 credits, valid 30 days |
| Subscription, optional | $39 a month at $0.20 per minute |
| Recurring fee on pay as you go | None |
Before paying
Listed model: Prepaid bundle, no renewal. Check the linked pricing page for the exact plan and current terms.
Credit expiry: Yes — pay-as-you-go credit expires after one year. Account required: Not confirmed.
Our observations
- A real one-off purchase sitting next to the subscription rather than behind it — nothing renews and nothing lapses into a plan.
- Credit expires after a year and the smallest purchase is $75, so an occasional user can pay for minutes they never render.
- The $39 subscription drops the rate from $0.30 to $0.20 a minute, so it only starts paying for itself above roughly 390 minutes a month.
Things we noticed while comparing this category, not a review — we have not run every tool here. Where a score is shown, it is someone else's and we say whose.
Independent review evidence
We have not prepared a sourced review summary for this listing yet. Its description and pricing are not a customer-satisfaction rating.
Good to know
We last opened this pricing page on 16 Sep 2026 and wrote down what it said. Prices change without warning — if you find something different, tell us so we can check the source again.